Babies&#39; bathtubs



y 1967 v. M. o. G. LOSADA 3,319,265

BABIES BATH'I'UBS Filed Dec. .11, 1965 2 Sheets-Sheet l "Um BY N ATTORNEYS y 1967 v. M. o. e. LOSADA 3,319,265

BABI ES BATHTUBS Filed Dec. 11, 1963 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 I INVENTOR x I V h-r MCAAMKL @SCOJ az-mu "dud BY HvHg 4; NL/Ue ATTORNEY5 United States Patent 3,319,265 BABIES BATHTUBS Victor Manuel Oscar Gomez Losada, Buenos Aires, Ar-

gentina, assignor to Carlos Alberto Quiroz, Buenos Aires, Argentina Filed Dec. 11, 1963, Ser. No. 329,718 4 Claims. (Cl. 4-177) Babies bathtubs, of the type formed by a container made of waterproof cloth, which is adapted to hang from a support, which is generally collapsible, are well known in the art. This type of bathtub is better known as a collapsible bathtub, but it is the object of this invention to provide the possibility that it can be folded over a common bathtub which has been installed in a bathroom of any house or apartment.

This bathtub for babies, formed by a container and a supporting structure, has been designed in order that it can be connected to a fixed support on a wall, and under these conditions, the whole structure, as well as the container can be folded against said wall.

This bathtub includes supporting elements, which permit it to rest on a known bathtub, while the same supporting elements fulfill the function of lids, whose surface permits the bathtub to be disguised, giving it a more aesthetic aspect as well as the possibility of reducing the whole embodiment to a minimum size.

This invention, due to its structural characteristics, as well as the improvements it affords, offers many advantages as with respect to other embodiments known up to the present.

Other objects and advantages of the present invention will become apparent from the following description taken in combination with the accompanying drawings illustrating merely by way of example the preferred embodiment of the invention and wherein:

FIGS. 1 to 3 are purely schematical and in them, the use of the bathtub is illustrated, which forms the object of this invention, so that it can be opened over a known bathtub and folded against an adjacent wall.

FIG. 4 corresponds to a transversal cross-section of the bathtub, in which it is possible to visualize, how the container is supported, as well as how said fixed support allows the folding and pivoting of all the embodiment; finally,

FIG. 5 is a longitudinal view of the bathtub.

According to what is illustrated in the drawings, the supporting structure is formed by two cross-members 1, which are connected one with the other by means of a pair of rods, which have been indicated with reference numeral 2.

The opposite edges of the container, which has been illustrated with reference numeral 3, are joined to these rods, while said container, as is well known, is made of waterproof cloth.

Parallel to the supporting rods 2, there is a pivot bar 4 which extends between cross-members 1, and which rests on a pair of hooks 5, conveniently set into the wall 6, as is clearly illustrated in FIG. 4.

One edge of the waterproof cloth 7 is joined to this bar 4, while the opposite edge is linked to a complementary bar 8.

The waterproof cloth 7, may be extended over container 3, as is illustrated in FIGS. 2 and 4 and in this ice case bar 8, is held between the ends 1' and the crossbars 1.

Corresponding supporting elements, which have been indicated with reference numeral 9, are pivotally linked to the cross-bars by hinges 10.

These supporting elements, may be formed by plates or boards for supporting the embodiment conveniently on the upper edge 11 of a known bathtub, but when this embodiment is folded against the wall, said supporting elements only act as lids and are folded against the bottom of the container 3, as is illustrated in FIG. 3.

In this same figure, and with reference numeral 12, a book has been indicated, which permits the holding of the lids and the frame of the bathtub, when this is folded against the wall of the bathroom.

This invention, includes the advantage that the novel bathtub may be set up over a known bathtub, so that no extra space is needed. Once it has been folded, it does not offer any obstacle to the normal use of a shower or bathtub and also, if it is desired, can be hidden from sight, by the waterproof curtain which is common in most bathrooms, in front of bathtubs.

The hot water or cold water used to fill the container of the bathtub is easily accessible and may be connected directly to the container in any known way, which turns out to be extremely easy and practical.

Although one embodiment of the invention has been illustrated and described in detail, it is to be expressly understood that the invention is not limited thereto. Various changes can be made in the design and arrangement of the parts without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as the same will now be understood by those skilled in the art.

I claim:

1. A babys bathtub comprising a waterproof cloth container, a frame supporting said container and means swingably supporting said frame over a conventional bathtub, in order that it may be folded against a lateral Wall; a pair of supporting elements which may rest upon a conventional bathtub, said supporting elements being operatively connected with said frame for supporting the latter over the conventional bathtub when said frame is turned away from said lateral wall, and said supporting elements also being foldable to form a lid against a bottom of the waterproof cloth container, when the frame is folded against the lateral wall.

2. A babys bathtub comprising a waterproof cloth container, a frame carrying said container and including two cross-bars and two rods having ends connected to said cross-bars, said cross-bars carrying a pivot bar, a pair of supports fixed to .a lateral wall of a bath, over a bathtub, and turnably supporting said pivot bar, supporting elements pivoted to the cross-bars of said frame for resting transversely on a bathtub when said frame is turned away from said wall and forming lids folded over a bottom of the container, when the frame is turned against the lateral wall, and hook means at said wall for retaining said frame against the latter.

3. A babys bath-tub as recited in claim 1, said frame including a rod and a waterproof cloth joined to said rod, said waterproof cloth being cable of extending over the container.

4. A babys bathtub comprising a container, a frame supporting said container and including two cross-bars and "two rods whose ends are connected to said cross- References Cited by the Examiner bars, a cover having opposed marginal edges, a pivot UNITED STATES PATENTS bar extending between said cross-bars and parallel to 1 295 075 3 191 Grannis 4 177 said rods, a pair of fixed supports supporting said pivot 1,724,479 1929 Havener 4 17 bar and to which one of the marginal edges of said cover 5 2,374,110 4/1945 Lewis 4-177 is connected, said cover reaching over the container and 2,698,948 1/ 1955 Levitt 4-177 a complementary bar extending between said cross bars 2,700,776 2/1955 Walters 4-177 and connected to an opposite edge of said cover, and 27151736 8/1955 4*177 lids respectively pivoted to said cross bars and foldable 29O2699 9/1959 M1 Her 4 177 10 against a bottom of the container, said lids forming also LAVERNE GEIGER, Przmary Exammer. a rest for said container on a supporting base. H. ARTIS, Assistant Examiner. 

1. A BABY''S BATHTUB COMPRISING A WATERPROOF CLOTH CONTAINER, A FRAME SUPPORTING SAID CONTAINER AND MEANS SWINGABLY SUPPORTING SAID FRAME OVER A CONVENTIONAL BATHTUB, IN ORDER THAT IT MAY BE FOLDED AGAINST A LATERAL WALL; A PAIR OF SUPPORTING ELEMENTS WHICH MAY REST UPON A CONVENTIONAL BATHTUB, SAID SUPPORTING ELEMENTS BEING OPERATIVELY CONNECTED WITH SAID FRAME FOR SUPPORTING THE LATTER OVER THE CONVENTIONAL BATHTUB WHEN SAID FRAME IS TURNED AWAY FROM SAID LATERAL WALL, AND SAID SUPPORTING ELEMENTS ALSO BEING FOLDABLE TO FORM A LID AGAINST A BOTTOM OF THE WATERPROOF CLOTH CONTAINER, WHEN THE FRAME IS FOLDED AGAINST THE LATERAL WALL. 